Zhao Ming didn't want to be brave, but he knew that the Taiping Battalion's combat strength was not good, and the equipment was too poor, so it might not be the opponent of the defenders.If you want to scare the Qing army, it is best to play the momentum in the first battle of Chongming, if you attack for ten days and half a month, you can't beat it, and you can't enter the Yangtze River Gate, so you will be embarrassed.On Chongming Island, the sound of killing shook the sky, there were more than 2,000 garrisons in the city, and after the start of the battle, both sides of the strait would know that the Taiping camp must quickly break through Chongming and deter the Qing army.Only by making the Qing army feel that it was the elite of the Ming army that came, the Qing army along the Yangtze River did not dare to take the initiative to attack Zhao Ming, and Zhao Ming's men and horses could swagger through the Yangtze River, otherwise Zhao Ming would be able to deal with the siege of the Qing army and not make Duoduo feel the crisis.At this time, at the foot of the city wall, the Ming soldiers erected a long ladder, climbed to the top of the city, and fought desperately with the Qing army who rushed to reinforce them.For a time, the corpses on and off the city wall were piled up like a mountain, and the blood flowed like a river, which was shocking.Zhao Ming was wearing iron armor, riding Liu Liangzuo's miscellaneous horse, carrying a mace, leading the soldiers to the city, and saw the soldiers of the Taiping Camp attached to the city, the long ladder was overturned from time to time, and the soldiers fell from above, so he turned around and yelled, "Pull the cannon!"
”An eighteen-pounder Hongyi cannon was carried ashore by the soldiers, placed outside the north gate, and aimed directly at the city gate.Generally, there are urn cities in big cities, and they are not afraid of artillery bombardment of the city gates, and the defenders can also block the door with stone and earth bags to prevent artillery bombardment, but Chongming is a county seat, there is no urn city, and the city gate is not blocked.At the head of the city, the Qing general Liang Huafeng stood at the head of the city and slashed the soldiers of the Taiping Battalion, and suddenly saw that not far from the city, the Ming soldiers were fiddling with heavy artillery, and immediately shocked, "It's not good, the thieves want to blow up the city gate!"
”The Qing army in the city immediately became nervous, looking at the darkness, the artillery fuse flashing with fire, and "sighing" into the cannon chamber, and his heart rose to his throat.With a "boom" sound, the soldiers fighting in the city and under the city all held their breath, and they were silent for a while.Xia Wanchun stood on the deck and looked at Chongming City nervously.With a loud bang, the iron bullet hit the city gate, and the sawdust splashed, breaking a huge gap, but it did not completely smash the city gate, but only opened a large hole.Liang Huafeng was shocked into a cold sweat, and hurriedly shouted: "Open the cannon, shoot back!"
”There were several cannon shots on the city, and the cannonballs smashed into the red-clothed cannon, followed by a burst of arrows, which landed in front of Zhao Ming.Zhao Ming saw this clip on the horse's belly, rode out on horseback, and more than 30 Japanese warriors behind him saw that they pulled out their Japanese swords, held the handle of the knife with both hands, held the Japanese sword sideways, and rushed out with a shout.These Japanese people, with a tendon in their brains, are ferocious and murderous, and are active in the entire East China Sea and Nanyang region, and the Dutch and Zheng families have mercenaries of the Japanese people.The maritime trade was not very peaceful, and when Cheng Bi ran the Japanese route, he hired some Japanese people in Japan.As long as these widows have enough money, they are still very loyal.Xia Wanchun saw Zhao Ming rushing forward in person, and couldn't help but get nervous, the sword has no eyes, if the main general has three long and two short, it will be really over.At this time, Zhao Ming waved the wolf smoke stick, pushed away the arrows that were shot, and arrived in front of the city gate late with the horse's hooves, raised the mace and smashed it, and the city gate that was blown up by the cannonball was smashed by him in a moment."
Kill me!"
Zhao Ming pulled the reins of the horse, the miscellaneous horse jumped into the doorway, swept the mace, directly swept the thousands of troops, and smashed a piece of Qing army, poor those Qing troops who just rushed into the door to block, before they could figure out what was going on, they were smashed down by Zhao Ming's mace, and then chopped to death by the Japanese warriors behind."
Master Xia, the general has entered!"
Guo Zhong's voice sounded, very calm, and with a sense of pride, as if he had expected it.Xia Wanchun was overjoyed in his heart, and hurriedly said: "Quickly remind the army and rush in from the city gate!"
”Zhao Ming was brave and abnormal, rode a horse and rushed directly out of the door, killed into the city, and the Qing army who came to block the door desperately came to block, but was rushed to the ground by Zhao Ming.The Japanese knives were sharp, and the Japanese soldiers were quick to use their knives, one by one, and the Qing army was terrified.Outside the city, Wang Deshun was reminded by the rear, drew his knife out of the sheath, and ordered: "Kill into Chongming, kill all the Jiannu!"
”The soldiers of the Taiping camp who were besieging the city let out a roar of rage, and the tide rushed to the city gate.The rebels who were still on the ship were stunned, and the blood of the leaders of the various tribes surged, and they drew their swords out of their sheaths one after another, their faces turned red, as if they were drunk, and they raised their swords and roared, "Brothers, kill!"
”Countless rebels jumped off the boats, waded ashore, and rushed to Chongming City like ants, but the Qing army could not support it and retreated down the steps.At this time, there was a sound of horses' hooves, and nearly 100 Mongolian Eight Banners stationed in the city, brandishing scimitars, came to the city gate, and they cut down people when they saw them, and the green battalion soldiers who blocked the road were also cut down one by one.The cavalry charged along the streets, in a vain attempt to drive the Ming army that rushed into the city out of the city, and seeing that the city was about to fall, the Mongol Eight Banners did not care that they were not heavy cavalry, and they were not suitable for fighting in the narrow streets, so they rushed directly.On the street, the Japanese who were chasing the Qing soldiers were cut down by the Mongol cavalry, and at this moment, a pair of musketeers from the Taiping battalion rushed into the city, and thirty-six soldiers stood in three rows, and the flintlock pistols were aimed at the street.In the sound of "bang, bang, bang", the Mongolian cavalrymen shouted and neighed their horses, and one by one they were put down by muskets, and the knights fell and rolled over, or were held down by the fallen horses and could not move.Zhao Ming roared angrily, "Kill!"
”The Ming soldiers who were repelled by the cavalry were thunderous for a while, and their morale was greatly boosted, and they waved their swords forward one after another to harvest the Eight Banners on the ground.Suddenly, fires broke out in the city, and the defeated dogs of the Qing army jumped over the wall and began to burn down the city.Zhao Ming was immediately furious, "Wang Deshun, quickly seize the warehouse, don't let the Qing soldiers harm the city." ”…… Chongming Island was surrounded by water, and the Qing army had nowhere to run if they wanted to, so the Ming army and the Qing army had a fierce street battle in the city.During this period, the Qing army in Songjiang Prefecture also sent ships to reinforce it, but the Zhenyuan fired a few cannons, and it was so frightened that it retreated.At dawn, the battle of Chongming was completely over, the city was full of smoke and dust, the fire was soaring, the streets were covered with corpses and rubble, and the soldiers of the Taiping camp, carrying boxes of supplies, came out of the streets full of smoke and dust.Zhao Ming rode a horse and stood at the city gate, looking at the materials carried out from the city, as well as the prisoners escorted, and his head was satisfied.Chongming is the mouth of the Yangtze River, the Qing army's key fortification place, Zhao Ming won a lot this time."
General, what to do with these prisoners!"
Wang Desheng pointed to the captured Qing soldiers, as well as some dependents of the eighth period of Mongolia.Zhao Ming glanced at it and asked, "Has the enemy army commander captured the master?"
”At this time, Guo Zhong escorted a person and walked over laughing, "General, this person is Liang Huafeng, the chief general of the Qing army, he wanted to escape by boat, but was captured by a certain person." ”"Liang Huafeng?"
Zhao Ming's eyes narrowed, exuding a burst of killing intent, it was Liang Huafeng who ruined Zheng Chenggong's Northern Expedition.
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